MsRetro

@MsRetro (249)

United States • Age 52

Joined myLot 18 years ago

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Are you concerned about where your chicken/meat comes from?

Fish16 @Fish16 (37) 1 Feb 08

Are you concerned about how chickens are treated? I recently watched a programme on farming and the conditions chicken live in during their pathetically small painful life. Would you be willing to pay more money knowing that a...

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MsRetro It's one of the reasons I've cut my meat consumption to almost nothing. Yes, I will and do pay more for free range.

6 Feb 08

vegetarian food:Becoming more poisonous

aneeshps @aneeshps (85) • India 11 Feb 07

Do you think vegetarian food has become less nutritious nowadays?Did the use of new fertilizers affect the quality of the vegetables?Or is it true that nonveg is lot more better than veg food?

vegetarians

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MsRetro By non-veg, I'm assuming you mean meat, right? Even so... what do the animals eat? Vegetables. If there is a problem with vegetable food, that is going to go all through the food chain. It can't be avoided. I agree with the others: eat organic, eat...

24 Apr 07

Computer games softwares : Licensed vs. pirated

faith_hope_love @faith_hope_love (377) • Philippines 24 Apr 07

I bought a lot of licensed softwares because it is illegal to run an Internet Cafe with pirated softwares installed. However it is really expensive. Now that there are lots of games available for download over the net, I am...

licensed vspirated

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MsRetro If you're running a business that is open to the public, you'd probably do best to keep your licenses legal. Have you considered offering some games that are free and legal? Maybe offer SecondLife, or others that allow a free download?

24 Apr 07

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Mayo or miracle whip

all4ucnc @all4ucnc (861) • United States 10 Apr 07

Sorry but I honestly beleive that a sandwich truely isn't a sandwich with out miraclewhip. But my husband will not eat a sandwich unless it is made with mayo. So I buy both, Just like we buy both Pepsi (for him.) and coke for...

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MsRetro Ugh, plain mayo for me. I also tend to buy one of my local store brands over any national brand. Most of those are sweetened, usually with high fructose corn syrup. I'm not a big mayo fan to begin with, but, if I'm going to use it, it can't be sweet.

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Are these people nuts?

recycledgoth @recycledgoth (9894) 10 Apr 07

I live on a hill, in a fairly peaceful neighbourhood, although we have buses come along our road, and it is fairly busy with cars up and down. Today we have had children racing up and down the hill on mini bikes, quad bikes and...

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MsRetro Ack, those drive me crazy on open roads! In my neighborhood, we have kids on those, as well as go carts and go peds (a razor-style scooter with an engine). People drive pretty fast here, too (my other pet peeve) and I worry about an accident happening.

10 Apr 07

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Do you refrigerate sliced bread????

coolcatzz @coolcatzz (1587) • Canada 8 Apr 07

I know it may sound like a weird question but I wanted some opinions. When I buy sliced bread I'll buy either Wonder or Demesters. Now they both come in that foil type bag which is suppose to keep the bread fresher longer. Now...

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MsRetro If we have more than we can eat in a couple of days, I will refrigerate it. If I don't, it goes moldy.

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how to prepare cold coffee?

psree2000 @psree2000 (82) • India 6 Apr 07

Well this summer is real hot here, and I don't like to skip sipping my favourite coffee. every day I have coffee twice od thrice and i it is my favorite. but due to the heat of the summer, i postpone my coffee till we reach a...

coffee

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MsRetro Have you ever tried toddy? It's a cold brewed method for making coffee. I've never made it at home, but it looks pretty simple. Google "coffee toddy" to find instructions. (I'd paste them, but I'm not at 500 posts yet!)

6 Apr 07

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What Are You Doing To Protect Your Spring Garden From Frost

wmg2006 @wmg2006 (5381) • United States 6 Apr 07

Here in the South we are having a frost in the Spring. I have already set out tomato plants, irises, blueberry bushes, Jasmine and a new wild flower garden. I am shocked we are expecting a frost and these plants may die. What I...

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MsRetro I've protected my spring garden by situating it well into zone 9. ;p (Sorry, couldn't resist!) I'd be worried about plastic bags burning my plants when the sun came up. In years that we have experienced a frost, I've used cotton sheets to protect my plants,...

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Do you read specific authors or do you branch out?

rx4life @rx4life (1930) • United States 5 Apr 07

Are most of the books you read in the same category or do you read throughout the library? I find it interesting that some of my friends only read 3-4 authors and when they are caught up on those books they just wait it out until...

favorite authors

favorite subjects

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MsRetro I do the same thing you do with trends... I went on a binge with black female authors late last year, for instance, and worked my way all through Zora Neale Hurston, Alice Walker, Toni Morrison and a couple others. Another time, it was Florida authors (I live...

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What gadgets can be considered obsolete nowadays?

zelle_gatoc @zelle_gatoc (496) • Philippines 3 Apr 07

help me make a list.

gadgets

technology

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MsRetro Typewriters; microfilm; telegraph. A few that are heading for obsolescence: - filament light bulbs - film cameras - the gasoline engine

3 Apr 07

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What do you do with your kids?

tanniebabe78 @tanniebabe78 (2934) • United States 2 Apr 07

I'm looking for ideas for good things to do with a high energy kid on low energy mom budget. lol. We do lots of things through the day. Wrestle a bit, go through basics, letters numbers and stuff. If I'm cooking something he...

playtime

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MsRetro A few ideas: - set him loose in the bathtub with some shaving cream. Much easier to clean up than finger paints. They used to let the kids play with shaving cream on the tables at my girls' old preschool, and the kids loved it. - empty toilet paper roll...

3 Apr 07

A glorious day outside yet we are all indoors sitting at a computer, why?

recycledgoth @recycledgoth (9894) 2 Apr 07

It's a glorious day outside, the sun is shining and the birds are singing. My lovely partner is away for a couple of days on a walking trip and I have the place to myself, so why am I sitting at a keyboard trying to find...

fresh air

internet addiction

time wasting

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MsRetro Hehee, I just got back! I spent most of the day outside running some errands with my boyfriend, and now I'm checking a few sites before starting dinner. Get out of the house, it's beautiful!

2 Apr 07

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Virus

afreddy @afreddy (182) • India 2 Apr 07

Which Anti virus program do you use. I use AVG. I have found that its a very strong and robust anti virus program and it is very light as well. I also use a back up Advanced windows protector software that cleans the registry and...

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MsRetro AVG is my favorite. I run it every night while I'm sleeping, and have pretty much stayed virus free.

2 Apr 07

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Onions and garlic

pizzoli @pizzoli (3366) • Italy 30 Mar 07

They are not good tasting but healty, do you like them???

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MsRetro Yes, they are healthy. I also find them delicious. Maybe you just ahven't had them in dishes you'd liked? I prefer onions that are carmelized, or cooked for a long time in soup. Garlic, I can eat fresh and raw, but it took me years to develop this...

2 Apr 07

Do you love Vidalia onions?

hockeygal4ever @hockeygal4ever (10021) • United States 2 Apr 07

I love when the Vidalia onions come out in the produce sections! These onions are so sweet I even make a casserole, similar to a potato casserole, as a side dish to enjoy. I actually have a couple versions I make. Do you use...

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MsRetro Vidalias are awesome. I'm also partial to a local offering, the Florida Sweet Onion. They have the green tops attached, and you can use them like leeks. Very yummy.

2 Apr 07

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Have you ever had a holy cow idea?

tanniebabe78 @tanniebabe78 (2934) • United States 30 Mar 07

And not known what to do with it? A real true money making idea and just not known how to get the product MADE? Distribution, I get that. I understand how this works. Advertising, I understand somewhat how that works, but how do...

holy cow

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MsRetro Have you checked out Cambrian House? (http://www.cambrianhouse.com/) It's a social networking site for developing ideas. They give funding to ideas that win approval through a group voting process, plus you can get people to pitch in and help for a share of...

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